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💵The most successful Tether launch

In less than a month, the amount of USDT issued on the TON network reached $223,490,102, which, in terms of the stablecoin's distribution speed, is the most successful launch by the Tether team yet.

Let's recall the key advantages of USDT on TON compared to other networks:
- Instant transfers for all Telegram users via @wallet
- Transaction fee is fixed at only 0.0145 TON (~$0.10)
- Transferring funds to TON from all supported exchanges will be totally free until the end of June 2024
- Soon, USDT transaction fees on the TON network will be paid for in USDT, so users won't need to hold the network coin to pay for it.

📊Top blockchains by the number of circulating USDT:
1. Tron — $57,589,891,892
2. Ethereum — $50,386,158,608
3. Avalanche — $1,250,500,019
4. Solana — $793,256,517
5. The Open Network — $223,490,102
6. Near — $148,999,998
7. Omni — $135,789,994
8. Cosmos — $103,500,000
9. EOS — $37,277,929
10. Celo — $40,000,000
11. Tezos — $37,277,929
12. Algorand — $17,999,918
13. Polkadot Asset Hub — $17,997,743
14. Liquid — $17,211,849
15. Kusama Asset Hub — $1,490,003
16. SLP — $986,524

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💎TON is the largest investment in Pantera Capital's history

Pantera Capital, a leading investment fund, made its largest investment ever, for which it chose TON as the recipient.

While the exact amount is not disclosed, we know that the fund has previously invested in major projects such as Bakkt, Bitso, and Alchemy, with a total investment volume from $250 to $300 million. This suggests that a comparable amount may also have been invested in TON.

In an exclusive interview, Dan Morehead, founder of Pantera Capital, shared the key factors that attracted him to TON. An existing Telegram community with 930 million active users proved to be of paramount importance, paving the way for rapid and wide-scale adoption of the new technology. Unlike most blockchain platforms that strive to build their community from scratch, TON has a ready and active audience.

Other important investment factors included:
- The independence and neutrality of Telegram as a platform, resulting in a high level of trust among users
- The scalability of the TON network, capable of handling a significant volume of transactions
- Integration of @wallet into Telegram, simplifying token management without the need to remember complex seed phrases
- Business development and monetization opportunities through mini-applications and virtual goods trading within the platform

The potential for TON's growth and development is worldwide, extending far beyond the scope of traditional blockchain projects. It has already attracted the attention not only of Asian investors but also serious American market players like Pantera Capital.

This investment could take the blockchain to a new level where it would be integrated into the everyday use of hundreds of millions of users.

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💱TON listed on HashKey

The HashKey Exchange announced that TON is joining their platform.

HashKey Exchange is a Hong Kong-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2018.

Deposits and withdrawals are already available, and TON/USD trading will begin on May 9th at 11:00 (MSK).

Web3festival, held from April 6th to 9th and organized jointly by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, brought TON a lot of support among the Hong Kong community at all levels.

→ Rewatch the Web3Festival broadcast: "Cryptocurrency revolution in the Telegram ecosystem"
→ Rewatch Web3Festival's TON day

Your Hong Kong correspondent @TonPost

🏰TON integrated into Fideum

Fideum announced on Twitter that TON is now listed on their CeFi wallet.

Fideum is a company that integrates blockchain technology into modern banking. It seeks to expand the capabilities of financial institutions and small and medium-sized companies by providing banking products and services for digital assets.

Fideum brings together CeFi, DeFi, and traditional banking in one platform. It offers solutions such as access to decentralized exchanges, automating smart contracts, crypto wallet services, and tools for regulatory compliance.

The company takes pride in its global coverage, experience in blockchain technology and traditional finance, while its mission is to bring innovation to the financial sector.

Such partnerships simplify users' interaction with decentralized financial services, contributing to the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies among banks and enterprises.

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🏆TVL TON has reached $200M!

The TVL (Total Value Locked) in the TON ecosystem has just hit a significant milestone - $200 million! This figure reflects the total value of all assets locked in various decentralized finance (DeFi) applications operating on the TON platform.

1. STONfi - $126.56m
2. DeDust - $55.18m
3. Storm Trade - $9.06m
4. EVAA Protocol - $4.85m
5. Megaton Finance - $3.32m
6. DAOLama - $2.06m
7. Tonnel Network - $1.6m

Projects with liquid staking are not included in the total TVL, but their combined TVL is $290 million:
1. Tonstakers - $209.25m
2. Bemo - $64.92m
3. Stakee - $14.62m
4. Hipo - $3.4m

In addition to the TVL of the above projects, there are also locks in the TON Believers Fund $7.5B and the total TVL of frozen early miner funds $6.2B.

In addition, the TON Ecosystem Reserve wallet address holds $3.16B, and the Telegram team plans to hold no more than ~10% of the total TON supply (~510M TON)

Total approximate amount of immobilised funds in the ecosystem: 2,157,469,584 TON ($12,729,070,545) or 42.25% of the total supply, given that at the time of writing the post, the TON exchange rate = $5.9.

This record confirms sustained growth and confidence in the system, which is fueled by innovative projects, improving technological infrastructure, and an increasing number of users choosing TON as a reliable platform for investing and developing DeFi projects.

The growth in TVL is a key indicator that the TON ecosystem is maturing and attracting new participants. It also reflects high trust from crypto investors.

We stand on the threshold of new opportunities and continue to monitor the dynamics of TON development. Our next target is $500 million!

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💵A Tier 1 fund invested in TON

Pantera Capital announced in their blog about their decision to invest in TON.

Pantera Capital is an investment company and hedge fund specializing in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It was founded in 2013 by Dan Morehead, former Wall Street executive and CFO of Tiger Management. According to some estimates, its investment portfolio exceeds $5 billion.

"We believe TON has the capacity to introduce crypto to the masses because it is used extensively within the Telegram network. Telegram has over 900 million monthly active users on its future-facing, fast, and secure messaging platform that is used for personal and group communications, large-scale community building, content sharing, and more." - Pantera Capital.

Pantera Capital's investments will go towards supporting future and existing developers in the TON ecosystem.

The fund investors believe that TON network is still in its early stages of development, and are eager to see how its ecosystem and new features will be embraced by Telegram users.

Previously, other funds such as DWF Labs ($10M), Mask Network, MEXC, Animoca Brands, KuCoin Ventures, and Mirana Ventures ($8M) have invested in TON, for a total sum of over $30 million.

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🗺TON x Arkham

The Arkham Intelligence team has announced the addition of TON into their service.

Arkham is a blockchain analysis platform for facilitating research in the cryptocurrency world using artificial intelligence. The project offers in-depth insight on various assets, funds, exchanges, and cryptocurrencies.

For its analytical side, Arkham makes use of artificial intelligence to enhance the volume and efficiency of data collection and processing. Concurrently, Arkham Intel Exchange offers users a means of exchanging information related to specific addresses and transactions through a unique reward-based market model and auction system.

For example, one person offers a reward of approximately $670 to track information about the wallet of tech billionaire Elon Musk. Others have offered substantial rewards for information about wallets belonging to cryptocurrency exchange founder Do Kwon and former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried.

The platform already shows TON metrics, and its devs promise to soon provide Telegram users with lightning-fast access to Arkham through a Telegram Mini App.

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💵Advantages of USDT on the TON Network

On April 19 at the TOKEN2049 conference in Dubai, Pavel Durov (CEO and founder of Telegram), Paolo Ardoino (CEO of Tether), and Andrey Rogozov (CEO of TOP) announced the introduction of USDT on TON.

What sets USDT on the TON network apart from other networks?

- Instant transfers for all Telegram users via @wallet.
Done by sending a personal message, no need for a wallet address or any external application.

- Low network fees and quick transactions. The fee for a USDT transaction between two users is fixed at only 0.0145 TON (~$0.10).
TON's high throughput and fast confirmation times allow for faster processing of USDT transactions.

- In less than a month after introducing its USDT provision, TON network has risen to 8 out of 16 blockchains in Tether's ranking.
The provision of USDT on TON amounts to $130,000,000.

- USDT on TON network is already supported on OKX, ByBit, Kucoin, MEXC, Bitfinex and other exchanges.
Transferring funds from all supported exchanges to TON will be completely free of charge until the end of June 2024.

- This is a major innovation and a completely new experience for cryptocurrency users.
To pay the transaction fee, users will no longer need to hold the the host network's native coin. On the TON network, the transfer itself will be paid in USDT.

Integrating USDT into the Wallet and the TON ecosystem has simplified USDT transactions for the crypto community, distinguishing it vividly from other blockchain solutions.

For the first time, users have a native stablecoin, enjoying the benefits of transfers within Telegram to any contact for free, and soon they could even pay gas fees with USDT (TON).

Businesses of all sizes using Wallet Pay will benefit from fast payments and low fees, expanding their operations to Telegram's worldwide user base.

This integration became another accessible entry point into the system, combining the benefits of digital currencies with the stability of traditional fiat currencies. This greatly simplifies newcomers' experience and paves the way to explore the benefits of DeFi in Telegram.

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🔗EVAA Protocol: TON lending activities

EVAA Protocol is a lending platform, a sort of token pawnshop within the TON ecosystem. There, you can store tokens, earn income, and borrow other tokens against your stored collateral.

News and promotions on the platform:
1) XP Rewards - are now being distributed for usage activity, with improved future airdrop of the platform's tokens
2) Native integration of USDt - announced directly at TOKEN2049
3) Bemo token $stTON added - holding this token in your wallet can earn you a bonus drop from Bemo

How to maximize profit?
- Send native USDt or TON to EVAA
- Borrow stTON tokens
- Receive two drops simultaneously

✨Unique reward opportunities until April 30th:
- Up to 80% APY on EVAA Protocol until the end of the Supply/Borrow campaign
- Increased APY on collateral, negative APY on loans, as well as the possibility to mine EVAA XP, with improved future drops
- Assets available: TON, USDt, jUSDC, stTON, tsTON

As part of the bonus strategy, you can stake TON in Tonstakers or Bemo, deposit the received LP tokens into the EVAA Protocol, and borrow TON or USDt for staking on StonFi or DeDust platforms, thus multiplying your rewards.

Find out more details about the platform and earning opportunities here:
Telegram | Website | TMA

The information provided does not constitute a call to action. NFA & DYOR remain essential.

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⚡️TON network fees slashed thrice

In response to its recent increase in value, the TON network has lowered fees for all transactions three times! This decision aims to improve the scalability and accessibility of TON, as its developers are constantly looking to foster innovation and stimulate activity within the TON ecosystem.

Starting from April 16, there will be a special discount on transactions in USDt. The fee for the first transaction has been reduced from 0.032 TON to 0.02 TON, and for subsequent transactions - to only 0.0145 TON.

Validators have approved the TON Core Dev team's proposal for another threefold reduction in fees. Now the cost of the first transaction is approximately $0.06, and subsequent transactions are around $0.04, assuming 1 TON = $7. The cost will vary depending on the fluctuation in the value of TON.

In the next node update, TON Core Dev team will introduce pre-compiling smart contracts. This means that the most popular smart contracts written in C++ will be embedded directly into the node, eliminating the need to execute them in TVM. This change reduces resource consumption and, consequently, the fees associated with these contracts.

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😨Farming in Catizen profitably

To get a boost from the very beginning, you should purchase coin packs. The first coin purchase will double your coins, so you're best off purchasing 39,000 $FISH for $130, so that at the end you'd get 78,000 $FISH.

First of all, we recommend spending $FISH on automatic breeding, and saving the remaining coins for better times.

Auto-breeding allows you to simply open the game and watch your cats breed. Keep this option in mind, as it makes things easier.

Why save $FISH? The higher level your cats reach, the higher your hourly $vKitty income becomes, so you can double a larger sum of income with fishing. Therefore, it's best to be patient, as it doesn't make sense to use accelerators from the start.

Mascots and boosts will also help multiply your tokens or cats. But don't rush spending all your $FISH on them. Allocate some $FISH in your wallet to pay for transaction confirmations.

Having accumulated enough funds, don't rush to buy high-level cats. Go to the store and start buying cats from lower prices to increasingly higher, thereby increasing your cat arsenal.

Don't forget about other mechanics in the cat metaverse, which will help you level up successfully. You can learn more about the game in our post.

Project resources:
Channel | Сommunity | Game | Medium

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🔒Exploit discovered in Telegram Channel Rewards

In the last few days, the first payments from advertisement revenue began flowing into the wallets of Telegram channel owners. Catch up on this feature here.

Users have found a vulnerability allowing them to repeatedly withdraw rewards, which they successfully exploited:

- The owner of wallet ...FCifC repeatedly withdrew a reward of 265.45 TON for a total of ~16,723 TON

- The owner of wallet ...MlGX7, similarly to the previous one, abused a reward of 167.47 TON for a total of ~3,616 TON

- The owner of wallet ...xBa_4, abused a reward of 50.7 TON, withdrawing a total of ~3092 TON

- The owner of wallet ...6MKmA, abused two rewards for a total of ~2774 TON

In total, from all known cases, over 26 thousand TON has been funneled and sold on exchanges. Due to this sell-off, the TON price dipped to $5.5.

Such abuse has now been put to an end, it seems. We are monitoring the situation for further details.

Your empathetical @TonPost

💵The first payment in USDT on the TON network has been completed

The company ivendPay, a digital payment provider, executed a payment in USDT by harnessing TON's blockchain technology.

They integrated the new stablecoin from Tether into their payment systems. The transaction was processed through a special smartphone app and was handled instantly thanks to NFC technology, which works simply by tapping the phone to a terminal.

Thus, ivendPay demonstrated how to utilize cutting-edge technologies in everyday life to simplify payments. They strive to be ahead of the curve in terms of innovation and payment convenience, offering fresh solutions to its market.

This is quite something!

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💰1 billion USDT in TON

Steve Yun announced an increase in USDT collateral on TON:

Next stop: $1 billion USDt on TON by the Gateway in November.

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💙Main takeaways from Pavel Durov's speech at TOKEN2049

⏩Soon Telegram will introduce possibility to purchase digital goods using cryptocurrency

⏩Also, Telegram users will be able to send tips in TON cryptocurrency starting next week. Content creators will receive 70% of the revenue.

⏩Stickers and emojis will be converted to NFT format.

"You don't like commissions, especially commissions on securities" - Pavel Durov.

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💙Tether successfully minted 10 million dollars in TON

✨А Historical Moment

On Firday, Pavel Durov (Telegram) and Paolo Ardoino (Tether) spoke at the TOKEN2049 conference. Community discussions were on fire: will they talk about bringing USDT to the TON blockchain? And why is the announcement made by Durov and not by Steve Yun?

The official TON account on X stirred intrigue by posting the TON logo surrounded by symbols of USDT, STONfi, Tonstakers, Gemstone, and Fanzee.

All of the aforementioned tokens are part of The Open Platfom. What to expect: cross-chain integration, new utilities, or strategic partnerships?

Yesterday, Wallet introduced a new way to transfer cryptocurrency: as simple as "sending a message." The idea of sending USDT in private messages, similar to how it's done with TON now, will be a new experience for users worldwide.

The live stream featuring Pavel and Paul at TOKEN2049 was cast on YouTube at 14:20 Moscow time.

Regardless of the market's reaction to the announcement, it's good to be in the know: the talk is a significant step for ecosystem development, so buckle up 😅

Your buckled-up @DeepTon

🪙Earning mechanics in Catizen - the Cat Metaverse

In our previous post, we briefly introduced Catizen. Today, let's delve deeper into the game and explore its earning mechanics:

- Breed cats of the same level to obtain a higher level cat and increase the $vKitty hourly income.

- Catch mascots! Each mascot offers an Airdrop Bonus of cats or $vKitty in-game tokens. You can claim the bonus for free and get a multiplier of +4, +8 by confirming the transaction (~0.008 TON), or +12 for 50 $FISH.

- Time accelerators, which allow for a faster rate of income. You can activate a 10-minute boost for free (with 2-hour cooldown), a 30-minute boost by confirming the transaction (~0.008 TON, 3-hour cooldown), and a 240-minute boost for 50 $FISH.

- Quest completion. Players can receive $FISH for completing daily check-ins, subscribing to social networks, and other quests:
• 300 $FISH: Daily purchase
• 30 $FISH: Check-in, confirmed by transaction (~0.008 TON)
• 10 $FISH: Daily invite
• 5 $FISH: Logging in to Catizen
• 5 $FISH: Visiting the official website

- Achievements
• For regular game visits:
1 day +100 $FISH, 2 days +50 $FISH, 3 days +100 $FISH, 7 days +150 $FISH, 14 days +300 $FISH, 30 days +500 $FISH, 60 days +800 $FISH, and 90 days +1200 $FISH.

• Total $FISH purchases:
First refill +300 $FISH, $10 +300 $FISH, $20 +480 $FISH, $50 +1200 $FISH, $100 +1920 $FISH, $200 +3000 $FISH, $500 +6000 $FISH, $1000 +9600 $FISH, $2000 +18000 $FISH, and $5000 +38400 $FISH.

• For referrals:
Without Telegram Premium:
1 +30 $FISH, 2 +10 $FISH, 5 +20 $FISH, 10 +32 $FISH, 20 +50 $FISH, 50 +100 $FISH, and 100 +200 $FISH.

Referrals with Telegram Premium:
1 +100 $FISH, 2 +180 $FISH, 5 +400 $FISH, 10 +640 $FISH, 20 +1000 $FISH, 50 +2000 $FISH, and 100 +4000 $FISH.

- Fishing with payment in $FISH.
You can fish both automatically and manually. Manual fishing is done by hitting the center of the displayed metric for a successful claim.

Each attempt costs 84 $FISH, and prizes can be both a multiplier on the hourly income in $vKitty (credited immediately $vKitty) and in $FISH.

In our next post, we will showcase strategies for effective leveling in the game, analyzing approaches, skill improvements, and optimal use of in-game resources.

Project resources:
Channel | Community | Game | Medium

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